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(International Relations, Niger Weather Service); Mamoutou Kouressy (Institute of Rural Economics, Niger Department of Agriculture …); and Francis Dide (Benin Weather Service).I am confident that the participation of the above individuals in the Conference …
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Agriculture contributes significantly to the emissions of greenhouse gases in the EU. By using a farm-type, linear … through an IPCC-based emission tax in EU agriculture, as well as the resulting optimal mix of emission sources in the total …
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The objective of this study is to provide a European assessment of the potential effects of climate change on agricultural crop production computing monetary estimates of these impacts for the European agricultural sector. The future scenarios incorporate socio economic projections derived from...
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2002 war das Internationale Jahr der Berge. In diesem Zusammenhang fanden in aller Welt zahlreiche Veranstaltungen …
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This study contributes to the understanding of behavioural responses to climate change induced extreme weatherevents. It suggest a microeconometric method for measuring flooding related risk preferences of affectedindividuals. The method is outlined using the empirical case of agricultural...
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censuses and demographic surveys particularly the World Fertility Survey to ascertain trends in fertility and mortality. The … that fertility has increased in some countries--Kenya and Cameroon; has remained almost stable in Benin, Ivory Coast and …, the estimates posit a decline in both infant and child mortality in Kenya, Benin and Ivory Coast; infant mortality in …
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ambiguousinterpretations. On the one hand, work in cultural occupations seems to be less gender−segregated than the other mentioned types of …
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are different regarding gender, status and relationship type. In this dissertation, I explain gender-based differences in … variables: gender-based homophily, status, and relationship type. In Study 1 and Study 2, I test the effect of status alone and … then the interaction between status and gender-based homophily to determine who men and women are most likely to approach …
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The extent of openness to international trade may alter incentives differentially by gender for labor force … participation, particularly in economies in which gender differentials in human capital investments such as schooling are large and … in which norms about gender behaviors are strong. This paper uses historical census data since 1951 and two recent Labor …
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the relationship between earnings and housework, the “economic exchange” and “gender display” hypotheses. Our …
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